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| Association | Norwegian Football Federation (Norges Fotballforbund) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Gemma Grainger | ||
| Captain | Ada Hegerberg | ||
| Mostcaps | Hege Riise (188)[1] | ||
| Top scorer | Isabell Herlovsen (67) | ||
| FIFA code | NOR | ||
| |||
| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 13 3 (7 August 2025)[2] | ||
| Highest | 2 (July – August 2003) | ||
| Lowest | 16 (December 2023 – December 2024; June 2025) | ||
| First international | |||
 Sweden 2–1Norway  (Kolding, Denmark; 7 July 1978) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Norway 17–0Slovakia  (Ulefoss, Norway; 19 September 1995) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 England 8–0Norway (Falmer, England; 11 July 2022) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in1991) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1995) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in1996) | ||
| Best result | Gold medalists (2000) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 13 (first in1987) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1987,1993) | ||
TheNorway women's national football team (Norwegian:Norges kvinnelandslag i fotball) representsNorway in internationalfootball, and is controlled by theNorwegian Football Federation. The team is former European, World and Olympic champions and thus one of the most successful national teams. However, the team has endured less success since the2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Norway women's national football team emerged in 1978 for theNordic Championship tournament, which was relatively early for Western Europe, but late for theNordic countries, beating onlyIceland. Having little culture for official clubs and a series system, Norway had a lot to do to catch up with neighboringSweden andDenmark. Their early history therefore consisted of losing to their neighbors and eventually beatingNorthern Ireland for their first win.
Eventually, Norway's women's national football team rose in success throughout Europe, albeit not besting their Nordic neighbors.[3] They beatEngland,France andSwitzerland. In the firstqualification for theEuropean Competition for Representative Women's Teams (later renamed UEFA Women's Championship), Norway played opposite Sweden,Finland and Iceland. Norway lost both matches against Sweden, but beat Finland in both matches against them. A surprising home draw against Iceland mattered little, Norway took the second spot in a qualification where only the best teams qualified. Sweden later won the Euros.
Norway seemed to have problems with Denmark, and they lost 0–5, their biggest loss at the time (if repeated later) shortly afterwards. Compared to other teams, however, Norway improved, and they beat Denmark andWest Germany in thequalification for the1987 Euros. The Euros, consisting as the men'sEuros had been until1980 of two semi finals and a final played in one of the countries qualified for it. In this case, Norway was the host for the four matches. Norway beatItaly in the semifinals and met Sweden in the finals. The finals was the first time Norway beat Sweden in a match, as Norway won 2–1. This made the national football team the first Norwegian sports team ever to have won anything, eleven years ahead of theNorway women's national handball team.
Norway continued to win the next year as they beat Sweden again in a final in1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament, in China. In the1989 Euros Norway made the finals against West Germany, but this time lost 1–4. After that loss the coaches resigned, leaving the helm toEven Pellerud. Pellerud saw Norway progress to the1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. Before the first official world cup, Norway made it to the fourth (and Norway's third in a row) final of the Euros, where Norway again met Germany. Germany won in extra time. In the World cup Norway made it to the semifinals, where they lost to theUSA.
Following that, Pellerud led the team to the1993 Euros. Norway beat Denmark in the semifinals and Italy in the finals, winning their second Euros. Norway followed up with winning the1994 Algarve Cup, the first ever to be arranged. The focus the next year was theWorld Cup and its antecedent Euros, which also functioned as a qualifier for the World Cup. Norway met Italy already in the quarter-finals, and won it. Sweden managed to come back and thrash Norway in the second semifinal in Sweden, winning 5–7 after two matches. Norway was still qualified for the World Cup.
The 1995 World Cup in Sweden is part of Norwegian sports heritage. Norway won all their matches in the group stage, and continued to meet an unconvincing Denmark in the quarter-finals. Norway was up 3–0 with five minutes to go, and while conceding a goal a minute later, Norway was never threatened. The next encounter for Norway was the US, and in a close match, USA could never respond to an early goal byAnn Kristin Aarønes, and the USA lost their first official international tournament. Norway met Germany in the finals. Having lost two Euro finals, Norway were not among the favourites, but they defeated Germany by two goals scored within the space of four minutes, becoming world champions. Pellerud resigned shortly afterwards.[4]
From thefirst women's football in the Olympic Games, it was considered equal with the world cup in rank. Norway qualified as a matter of course because of their win in the World Cup. Norway drew withBrazil, and beat Germany and Japan, proceeding to the semi-finals. There they lost to the US after extra time, but won the bronze medal after defeating Brazil.
The 1997 Euros turned out to be a big disappointment for the ruling world champions at home, and Norway only made it to the semi-finals. This was the last time the two-year gap was used, making it easier to focus on the two competitions separately. Norway eased through to the1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, where they beat all their opposition in the group stage. They met Sweden in the quarter-finals, proving that now Norway had the upper hand by beating them 3–1. Surprisingly, Norway lost heavily toChina, who won 5–0, thus equaling the embarrassment Sweden defeated Norway some 13 years earlier. In the bronze final, Norway lost to Brazil on penalties in front of a record 90,185 spectators.
Before the 2000 Olympics, Norway set its own attendance record atUllevaal Stadium, when a crowd of 15,762 witnessed a 2–1 victory over the United States.[5] Norway was not among the biggest favourites to win theSydney Olympics. They started off losing to the US, but picked up by beating Nigeria and China, the latter by one goal. In the semi-finals Norway beat Germany with a lucky own goal byTina Wunderlich after Germany pressed the Norwegians for the better part of the match. The final saw Norway against favourites USA in an even match.Tiffeny Milbrett took the lead for the US, but Norway equaled the score byGro Espeseth and stayed in the game with a good keeper inBente Nordby. Norway took the lead in the match via a header byRagnhild Gulbrandsen, but Milbrett scored in stoppage time to prolong the match to extra time withgolden goal. Norway scored the winner in what seemed like a handball.[6] The coachPer-Mathias Høgmo quit after achieving this feat.
Åge Steen took over as coach, but under his tutelage, things went from top to mediocre. In the2001 Euros Norway's play was lackluster, and while making it to the semi-finals thanks to the France national team, Norway clearly lost to Germany. In the 2003 World Cup, Norway disappointed with a fumbling 1–4 to Brazil in the group stage before losing to USA in the quarter-finals. As Greece was arranging the2004 Summer Olympics, there were only two additional spots for European teams, and Sweden and Germany, who had both proceeded to the finals, took them. Steen continued for another year, as stipulated by his contract, but was replaced in late 2004.
Under the new coach,Bjarne Berntsen, Norway took things up a notch by reaching the final of the2005 Euros with a classic 3–2 win over Sweden in extra time in the semifinal. Again Germany defeated Norway to win the championship. Norway continued to achieve reasonable results except in the Algarve Cup where the results started to slip.
Despite this Norway qualified for the2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China. They drew withAustralia and narrowly beatCanada, and then a 7–2 win overGhana took them to the top of their group. Norway then progressed further by beating China 1–0, but lost 0–3 to Germany in the semifinal. In the bronze final Norway lost 1–4 to the US to finish in fourth place in the World Cup, which qualified them to enter theBeijing Olympics. Norway's top scorerRagnhild Gulbrandsen was awarded theBronze Boot behindMarta of Brazil andAbby Wambach of the United States.
From there Berntsen's fortunes began to wane. First he was criticized for tellingLise Klaveness she had no future in the national team under him, at 1 a.m. at Oslo airport as they were arriving back from China, a gross error that he later admitted. Then in the 2008 Olympics Norway first impressively beat USA, then lost to Japan 1–5 and went out in the quarter-finals against Brazil. In October 2008, five players refused to play in the National Team, making comments that implied playing under Berntsen was too much of a burden, which led to a media outcry. With a reduced team, and also after some less controversial resignations, Norway produced a relatively good result at the2009 UEFA Women's Championship by beating Sweden 3–1 in the quarter-finals, even with an embarrassing 0–4 against Germany and a modest 1–0 against Iceland and 1–1 against France. After the championship, Berntsen's contract ended.
Eli Landsem, the first woman coach and the first coach with experience of coaching women's football, took over at the end of 2009. Under her some of the players who had previously elected not to play returned. Landsem produced acceptable results and the team qualified to play in the2011 FIFA World Cup after winning all but one of the matches in theirqualification group. However Norway failed to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in its history after losing to Brazil (0–3) andAustralia (1–2).[7] As a result, they also failed to qualify for the2012 Summer Olympics.
The next task was qualification to the2013 European Cup competition, with Norway in Group 3 withIceland,Northern Ireland,Belgium,Hungary andBulgaria. The campaign began badly with 3–1 losses to Iceland and 64th-ranked Northern Ireland, but in 2012 the position was recovered with wins in the last six matches, and Norway finished top of Group 3 with eight wins from ten matches.[8] They later went on to finish as runners-up inthe finals in Sweden.
At the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Norway was drawn into a group withGermany,Thailand and theIvory Coast. Norway performed well in the group stage, as the team beat Thailand 4–0 and the Ivory Coast 3–1. They drew 1–1 against former champions Germany. Norway would lose 2–1 in the round of sixteen to England. England went on to win the bronze medal.
On 16 December 2016Martin Sjögren was introduced as the new coach of Norway. He had previous coaching experience in theDamallsvenskan withLinköpings andLdB FC Malmö.[9]
Norway qualified forEuro 2017 without losing a game. They were drawn into Group A alongside theNetherlands,Belgium andDenmark. Norway was the highest ranked team in Group A, and were predicted by many to win the group. They ended up being one of the biggest disappointments of the tournament as they lost all three group games without scoring a goal.[10]
On 9 September 2017 Norway striker and 2016UEFA Women's Player of the YearAda Hegerberg announced she was taking a break from international duty, and was unsure when or if she would return.[11]
On 7 October 2017 theNorway Football Association announced that Norway's male and female players would receive equal financial compensation, with the men making a contribution to the women's team. This equalled nearly a fifty percent increase in compensation for the women.[12]
On 4 September 2018 Norway defeated theNetherlands 2–1 in their final group game ofUEFA World Cup Qualifying. As a result, Norway won qualifying Group 3 and secured an automatic berth in the2019 World Cup, while theNetherlands who wonEuro 2017 were forced to go to the play-off.[13]
In theirEuro 2022 group stage match against England, the host country of the competition and eventual champions, on 11 July 2022, the team suffered their biggest defeat, losing 8–0.[14] Norway was eliminated after the first round, as in2017, after losing the final Group A match againstAustria (0–1),[15] having won only one match, in the opening match againstNorthern Ireland (4–1).
The2023 World Cup is also a difficult one for Norway, who initially took a scare by being provisionally bottom of their group after 2 matchdays, following a surprise defeat by hostsNew Zealand, who had never before won a match in a World Cup finals (0–1) despite a late penalty miss by New Zealand, followed by a goalless draw withSwitzerland (0–0). Norway, who failed to score in their first two matches, managed to qualify by finishing 2nd in their group thanks to a comprehensive 6–0 victory over thePhilippines, who were new to the competition, beatingNew Zealand on overall goal difference, who also had 4 points. As in2015, the Scandinavians were eliminated in the Round of 16 byJapan (1–3).
| Competition | Stage | Result | Opponent | Position / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 EC QS | GS: Gr.1 | 2–2 / 1–0 |  Iceland | 2 / 4 |
| 3–0 / 3–0 |  Finland | |||
| 0–2 / 1–2 | Sweden | |||
| 1987 EC QS | GS: Gr.1 | 0–0 / 2–0 | Finland | 1 / 4 |
| 3–2 / 0–0 |  West Germany | |||
| 2–2 / 5–2 |  Denmark | |||
| 1987 EC | SF | 2–0 |  Italy | Advanced |
| F | 2–1 | Sweden | Champions | |
| 1989 EC QS | GS: Gr.3 | 3–3 / 0–2 | Finland | 2 / 4 |
| 0–1 / 1–2 | Denmark | |||
| 2–0 / 3–1 | England | |||
| QF | 2–1 / 3–0 |  Netherlands | Qualified | |
| 1989 EC | SF | 2–1 | Sweden | Advanced |
| F | 1–4 | West Germany | Runners-up | |
| 1991 EC QS | GS: Gr.3 | 1–0 / 4–0 | Finland | 1 / 4 |
| 4–0 / 1–0 |  Belgium | |||
| 2–0 / 0–0 | England | |||
| QF | 2–1 / 2–0 |  Hungary | Qualified | |
| 1991 EC | SF | 0–0(8–7p) | Denmark | Advanced |
| F | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Germany | Runners-up | |
 1991 WC | GS: Gr.1 | 0–4 | China | 2 / 4 |
| 4–0 |  New Zealand | |||
| 2–1 | Denmark | |||
| QF | 3–2 | Italy | Advanced | |
| SF | 4–1 | Sweden | ||
| F | 1–2 |  United States | Runners-up | |
| 1993 EC QS | GS: Gr.1 | 10–0 / 6–0 |  Switzerland | 1 / 3 |
| 0–0 / 8–0 | Belgium | |||
| QF | 3–0 / 3–0 | Netherlands | Qualified | |
| 1993 EC | SF | 1–0 | Denmark | Champions |
| F | 1–0 | Italy | ||
| 1995 EC QS | GS: Gr.1 | 6–1 / 9–0 |  Czech Republic | 1 / 4 |
| 8–0 / 4–0 | Hungary | |||
| 2–2 / 4–0 | Finland | |||
| QF | 3–1 / 4–2 | Italy | Qualified | |
| 1995 EC | SF | 4–3 / 1–4 | Sweden | Eliminated |
| 1995 WC | GS: Gr.2 | 8–0 |  Nigeria | 1 / 4 |
| 2–0 | England | |||
| 7–0 |  Canada | |||
| QF | 3–1 | Denmark | Advanced | |
| SF | 1–0 | United States | ||
| F | 2–0 | Germany | Champions | |
| 1996 SO | GS: Gr.1 | 2–2 |  Brazil | 1 / 4 |
| 3–2 | Germany | |||
| 4–0 |  Japan | |||
| SF | 1–2 | United States | Eliminated | |
| BM | 2–0 | Brazil | Third place | |
| 1997 EC QS | GS: Gr.1 (Class A) | 17–0 / 4–0 | Slovakia | 1 / 4 |
| 3–1 / 0–0 | Germany | |||
| 2–0 / 7–0 | Finland | |||
| 1997 EC | GS: Gr.2 | 5–0 | Denmark | 3 / 4 |
| 0–0 | Germany | |||
| 0–2 | Italy | |||
| 1999 WC QS | GS: Gr.3 (Class A) | 6–1 / 0–0 | Netherlands | 1 / 4 |
| 0–1 / 3–2 | Germany | |||
| 2–1 / 2–0 | England | |||
| 1999 WC | GS: Gr.3 | 2–1 |  Russia | 1 / 4 |
| 7–1 | Canada | |||
| 4–0 | Japan | |||
| QF | 3–1 | Sweden | Advanced | |
| SF | 0–5 | China | Eliminated | |
| 3P | 0–0(4–5p) | Brazil | Fourth place | |
 2000 SO | GS: Gr.2 | 0–2 | United States | 2 / 4 |
| 3–1 | Nigeria | |||
| 2–1 | China | |||
| SF | 1–0 | Germany | Advanced | |
| F | 3–2 | United States | Champions | |
| 2001 EC QS | GS: Gr.2 (Class A) | 4–0 / 1–0 | Switzerland | 1 / 4 |
| 4–0 / 5–0 |  Portugal | |||
| 3–0 / 8–0 | England | |||
| 2001 EC | Gr.2 | 3–0 |  France | 2 / 4 |
| 1–1 | Italy | |||
| 0–1 | Denmark | |||
| SF | 0–1 | Germany | Eliminated | |
| 2003 WC QS | GS: Gr.1 (Class A) | 4–0 / 1–1 |  Ukraine | 1 / 4 |
| 5–0 / 5–1 | Czech Republic | |||
| 3–0 / 3–1 | France | |||
| 2003 WC | Gr.B | 2–0 | France | 2/4 |
| 1–4 | Brazil | |||
| 7–1 |  South Korea | |||
| QF | 0–1 | USA | Eliminated | |
| 2005 EC QS | GS: Gr.2 (Class A) | 6–0 6–1 | Belgium | 2 / 5 |
| 2–0 2–0 | Netherlands | |||
| 1–1 1–2 | Denmark | |||
| 2–0 2–0 |  Spain | |||
| Play-offs | 7–2 2–1 | Iceland | ||
| 2005 EC | GS: Gr.2 | 0–1 | Germany | 2 / 4 |
| 1–1 | France | |||
| 5–3 |  Italy | |||
| SF | 3–2 | Sweden | ||
| F | 1–3 | Germany | ||
| 2007 WC QS | GS: Gr.1 (Class A) | 4–1 1–1 | Ukraine | 1 / 5 |
| 4–0 3–0 |  Serbia | |||
| 1–0 2–1 | Italy | |||
| 3–0 4–0 |  Greece | |||
| 2007 WC | Gr.C | 2–1 | Canada | 1 / 4 |
| 1–1 | Australia | |||
| 7–2 |  Ghana | |||
| QF | 1–0 | China | ||
| SF | 0–3 | Germany | ||
| 3P | 1–4 | United States | ||
| 2008 SO | Gr.3 | 2–0 | United States | 2 / 4 |
| 1–0 | New Zealand | |||
| 1–5 | Japan | |||
| QF | 1–2 | Brazil | ||
| 2009 EC QS | GS: Gr.6 | 3–0 7–0 |  Israel | 1 / 5 |
| 3–0 4–0 |  Austria | |||
| 3–0 0–0 | Russia | |||
| 3–0 3–0 |  Poland | |||
| 2009 EC | GS: Gr.2 | 0–4 | Germany | 3 / 4 |
| 1–0 | Iceland | |||
| 1–1 | France | |||
| QF | 3–1 | Sweden | ||
| SF | 1–3 | Germany | ||
| 2011 WC QS | GS:Gr.2 | 3–0 2–2 | Netherlands | 1 / 5 |
| 1–0 4–0 | Slovakia | |||
| 14–0 7–0 |  Macedonia | |||
| 5–0 3–0 |  Belarus | |||
| Play-offs | 1–0 2–0 | Ukraine | ||
| 2011 WC | GS:Gr.D | 1–0 |  Equatorial Guinea | 3 / 4 |
| 0–3 | Brazil | |||
| 1–2 | Australia | |||
| 2013 EC QS | GS:Gr.3 | 1–3 2–1 | Iceland | 1 / 6 |
| 6–0 5–0 | Hungary | |||
| 1–0 3–0 | Belgium | |||
| 1–3 2–0 |  Northern Ireland | |||
| 3–0 11–0 |  Bulgaria | |||
| 2013 EC | GS:Gr.B | 1–1 | Iceland | 1 / 4 |
| 1–0 | Netherlands | |||
| 1–0 | Germany | |||
| QF | 3–1 | Spain | ||
| SF | 1–1 | Denmark | ||
| F | 0–1 | Germany | ||
| 2015 WC QS | GS:Gr.5 | 4–1 2–1 | Belgium | 1 / 6 |
| 7–0 11–0 |  Albania | |||
| 2–1 0–2 | Netherlands | |||
| 5–0 6–0 | Greece | |||
| 2–0 2–0 | Portugal | |||
| 2015 WC | GS:Gr.B | 4–0 |  Thailand | 2 / 4 |
| 1–1 | Germany | |||
| 3–1 |  Ivory Coast | |||
| Round of 16 | 1–2 | England | ||
| 2017 EC QS | GS:Gr.8 | 1–0 2–2 | Austria | 1 / 5 |
| 1–0 5–0 | Israel | |||
| 4–0 10–0 |  Kazakhstan | |||
| 4–0 2–0 |  Wales | |||
| 2017 EC | GS:Gr.A | 0–1 | Netherlands | 4 / 4 |
| 0–2 | Belgium | |||
| 0–1 | Denmark | |||
| 2019 WC | GS:Gr.A | 3–0 | Nigeria | 2 / 4 |
| 1–2 | France | |||
| 2–1 | South Korea | |||
| Round of 16 | 1–1(4–1 p) | Australia | ||
| QF | 0–3 | England | ||
| 2023 WC | GS:Gr.A | 0–1 | New Zealand | 2 / 4 |
| 0–0 | Switzerland | |||
| 6–0 |  Philippines | |||
| Round of 16 | 1–3 | Japan |
Win Draw Loss Void or Postponed Fixture
v Norway| 29 NovemberEuro 2025 qualifying play-offs | Northern Ireland | 0–4 | Norway | Larne, Northern Ireland |
| 19:00 UTC+0 | Report |
| Stadium:Inver Park Attendance: 1,866 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia) |
v Northern Ireland| 3 DecemberEuro 2025 qualifying play-offs | Norway | 3–0 (7–0agg.) | Northern Ireland | Oslo, Norway |
| 18:00 UTC+1 |
| Report | Stadium:Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 3,155 Referee: Jelena Cvetković (Serbia) | |
| Note: Norway won 7–0 on aggregate, and qualified for thefinals. | ||||
v Norway| 21 February2025 Nations League | France | 1–0 | Norway | Toulouse, France |
| 21:10 UTC+1 |
| Report | Stadium:Toulouse Stadium Attendance: 15,024 Referee:Cheryl Foster (Wales) |
v Switzerland| 25 February2025 Nations League | Norway | 2–1 | Switzerland | Stavanger, Norway |
| 18:00 UTC+1 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Viking Stadion Attendance: 3,713 Referee:Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain) |
v Norway| 4 April2025 Nations League | Iceland | 0–0 | Norway | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| 16:45 UTC+0 | Report | Stadium:Valbjarnarvöllur Attendance: 906 Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy) |
v France| 8 April2025 Nations League | Norway | 0–2 | France | Oslo, Norway |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium:Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 7,071 Referee:Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary) |
v Iceland| 30 May2025 Nations League | Norway | 1–1 | Iceland | Trondheim, Norway |
| 20:00 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 7,158 Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo (Spain) |
v Norway| 3 June2025 Nations League | Switzerland | 0–1 | Norway | Sion, Switzerland |
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium:Stade de Tourbillon Attendance: 6,888 Referee:Maria Caputi (Italy) |
v Sweden| 26 JuneFriendly | Norway | 0–2 | Sweden | Oslo, Norway |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium:Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 13,919 Referee: Nanna Løf Andersen (Denmark) |
v Norway| 2 JulyEuro 2025 GS | Switzerland | 1–2 | Norway | Basel, Switzerland |
| 21:00 UTC+2 |
| Report | Stadium:St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 34,063 Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania) |
v Finland| 6 JulyEuro 2025 GS | Norway | 2–1 | Finland | Sion, Switzerland |
| 18:00 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Stade de Tourbillon Attendance: 7,376 Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy) |
v Iceland| 10 JulyEuro 2025 GS | Norway | 4–3 | Iceland | Thun, Switzerland |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Report |
| Stadium:Stockhorn Arena Attendance: 7,859 Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania) |
v Italy| 16 JulyEuro 2025 QF | Norway | 1–2 | Italy | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 21:00 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Stade de Genève Attendance: 26,276 Referee:Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
v Japan| 28 OctoberFriendly | Norway | 2–0 | Japan | La Línea, Spain |
| 18:00 UTC+1 |
| Report | Stadium:Estadio Municipal de La Línea Attendance: 30 Referee: Teresa Oliveira (Portugal) |
v Brazil| 28 NovemberFriendly | Norway | v | Brazil | La Línea, Spain |
| 19:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium:Estadio Municipal de La Línea |
v Denmark| 1 DecemberFriendly | Norway | v | Denmark | La Línea, Spain |
| 18:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium:Estadio Municipal de La Línea |
v
Slovenia| 14 April2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | Norway | v | Slovenia | Norway |
| --:-- UTC+2 |
v Norway| 18 April2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | Slovenia | v | Norway | Slovenia |
| --:-- UTC+2 |
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Gemma Grainger | |
| Assistant coach | Ingvild Stensland Lee Skyrme | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Jon Knudsen |
The following players were called up for thefriendly matches againstBrazil andDenmark on 28 November and 1 December 2025 respectively.[17]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Cecilie Fiskerstrand | (1996-03-20)20 March 1996 (age 29) | 66 | 0 | Fiorentina | |
| 1GK | Sunniva Skoglund | (2002-05-22)22 May 2002 (age 23) | 2 | 0 | Stabæk | |
| 1GK | Selma Panengstuen | (2003-03-05)5 March 2003 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Brann | |
| 2DF | Tuva Hansen | (1997-08-04)4 August 1997 (age 28) | 58 | 2 | Bayern Munich | |
| 2DF | Guro Bergsvand | (1994-03-03)3 March 1994 (age 31) | 42 | 7 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| 2DF | Mathilde Harviken | (2001-12-29)29 December 2001 (age 23) | 37 | 1 | Juventus | |
| 2DF | Thea Bjelde | (2000-06-05)5 June 2000 (age 25) | 33 | 1 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| 2DF | Marit Bratberg Lund | (1997-11-07)7 November 1997 (age 28) | 25 | 1 | Benfica | |
| 2DF | Emilie Woldvik | (1999-01-08)8 January 1999 (age 26) | 17 | 0 | Fiorentina | |
| 2DF | Andrea Norheim | (1999-01-30)30 January 1999 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | RB Leipzig | |
| 3MF | Frida Maanum | (1999-07-16)16 July 1999 (age 26) | 96 | 23 | Arsenal | |
| 3MF | Vilde Bøe Risa | (1995-07-13)13 July 1995 (age 30) | 90 | 4 | Atlético Madrid | |
| 3MF | Ingrid Syrstad Engen | (1998-04-29)29 April 1998 (age 27) | 90 | 6 | Lyon | |
| 3MF | Elisabeth Terland | (2001-06-28)28 June 2001 (age 24) | 46 | 10 | Manchester United | |
| 3MF | Lisa Naalsund | (1995-06-11)11 June 1995 (age 30) | 31 | 1 | Manchester United | |
| 3MF | Signe Gaupset | (2005-06-18)18 June 2005 (age 20) | 12 | 5 | Brann | |
| 3MF | Justine Kielland | (2002-11-22)22 November 2002 (age 23) | 9 | 0 | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| 3MF | Emilie Joramo | (2002-01-13)13 January 2002 (age 23) | 3 | 0 | Hammarby | |
| 3MF | Emma Stølen Godø | (2000-05-31)31 May 2000 (age 25) | 2 | 0 | Juventus | |
| 4FW | Caroline Graham Hansen(vice-captain) | (1995-02-18)18 February 1995 (age 30) | 119 | 52 | Barcelona | |
| 4FW | Ada Hegerberg(captain) | (1995-07-10)10 July 1995 (age 30) | 95 | 51 | Lyon | |
| 4FW | Karina Sævik | (1996-03-24)24 March 1996 (age 29) | 64 | 8 | Vålerenga | |
| 4FW | Synne Jensen | (1996-02-15)15 February 1996 (age 29) | 31 | 5 | Atlético Madrid | |
| 4FW | Julie Blakstad | (2001-08-27)27 August 2001 (age 24) | 30 | 3 | Hammarby | |
| 4FW | Anna Jøsendal | (2001-04-29)29 April 2001 (age 24) | 9 | 0 | Hammarby | |
| 4FW | Cathinka Tandberg | (2004-06-18)18 June 2004 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
The following players have also been called up to the squad within the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Aurora Mikalsen | (1996-03-21)21 March 1996 (age 29) | 21 | 0 | 1. FC Köln | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
| GK | Guro PettersenRET | (1991-08-22)22 August 1991 (age 34) | 7 | 0 | Retired | v. Northern Ireland, 3 December 2024 |
| DF | Maren MjeldeRET | (1989-11-06)6 November 1989 (age 36) | 183 | 20 | Arna-Bjørnar | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
| DF | Marthine Østenstad | (2001-03-18)18 March 2001 (age 24) | 6 | 0 | Eintracht Frankfurt | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
| DF | Maria ThorisdottirSBY | (1993-06-05)5 June 1993 (age 32) | 71 | 3 | Brann | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
| MF | Guro Reiten | (1994-07-26)26 July 1994 (age 31) | 106 | 21 | Chelsea | v. Japan, 28 October 2025 |
| MF | Olaug Tvedten | (2000-07-20)20 July 2000 (age 25) | 1 | 0 | Vålerenga | v. Northern Ireland, 3 December 2024 |
| FW | Celin Bizet DønnumINJ | (2001-10-24)24 October 2001 (age 24) | 31 | 7 | Manchester United | v. Japan, 28 October 2025 |
| FW | Sophie Román HaugINJ | (1999-06-04)4 June 1999 (age 26) | 24 | 12 | Liverpool | v. Japan, 28 October 2025 |
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| FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||
| 1991 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | Squad | UEFA Women's Euro 1991 | |||||||
| 1995 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | Squad | UEFA Women's Euro 1995 | |||||||
| 1999 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | ||
| 2003 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
| 2007 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | Squad | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2011 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
| 2015 | Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | Squad | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 5 | ||
 2019 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Squad | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | Squad | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
   2031 | |||||||||||||||||
 2035 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1 Title | 9/9 | 44 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 100 | 56 | 58 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 208 | 24 | |||
| Summer Olympics record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1996 | Bronze medalists | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | Squad |
| 2000 | Gold medalists | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | Squad |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2008 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Squad |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2016 | |||||||||
| 2020 | |||||||||
| 2024 | |||||||||
| 2028 | To be determined | ||||||||
| 2032 | |||||||||
| Total | 1 Gold medal | 3/8 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 19 | |
| UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualifying record | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rnk | ||
| 1984 | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | – | |||||||||||
| 1987 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | Squad | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | – | |||
| 1989 | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Squad | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | – | |||
| 1991 | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Squad | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 1993 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | – | |||
| 1995 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | Squad | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 6 | – | |||
| 1997 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | – | |||
| 2001 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Squad | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | – | |||
| 2005 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | Squad | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 7 | – | |||
| 2009 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | Squad | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | – | |||
| 2013 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | Squad | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 9 | – | |||
| 2017 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Squad | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | – | |||
| 2022 | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | Squad | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||||
| 2025 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | Squad | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 4 |  [a] | 10th | ||
| Total | 2 Titles | 13/14 | 43 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 60 | 65 | 106 | 81 | 16 | 9 | 364 | 54 | 10th | ||||
| UEFA Women's Nations League record | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| League phase | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | LG | Grp | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK | Year | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| 2023–24 | A | 2 | 3rd | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | * | 12th |  2024 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2025 | A | 2 | 2nd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | | 8th | 2025 | |||||||||
| Total | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 13 | - | Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
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| No movement at end of season |
 | Relegated at end of season |
| * | Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs |
TheAlgarve Cup is a global invitationaltournament for national teams inwomen's soccer hosted by thePortuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in theAlgarve region ofPortugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious women's football events, alongside theWomen's World Cup andWomen's Olympic Football.
| Algarve Cup record | |||||||
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| 1994 | Champions | ||||||
| 1995 | Third place | ||||||
| 1996 | Champions | ||||||
| 1997 | Champions | ||||||
| 1998 | Champions | ||||||
| 1999 | Third place | ||||||
| 2000 | Runner-up | ||||||
| 2001 | Fifth place | ||||||
| 2002 | Runner-up | ||||||
| 2003 | Third place | ||||||
| 2004 | Runner-up | ||||||
| 2005 | Fifth place | ||||||
| 2006 | Fifth place | ||||||
| 2007 | Fifth place | ||||||
| 2008 | Third place | ||||||
| 2009 | Ninth place | ||||||
| 2010 | Sixth place | ||||||
| 2011 | Fifth place | ||||||
| 2012 | Seventh place | ||||||
| 2013 | Third place | ||||||
| 2014 | Tenth place | ||||||
| 2015 | Fifth place | ||||||
| 2016 | Did not enter | ||||||
| 2017 | Eleventh place | ||||||
| 2018 | Seventh place | ||||||
| 2019 | Champions | ||||||
| 2020 | Third place | ||||||
| 2022 | Third place | ||||||
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| Preceded by | World Champions 1995 (first title) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Olympic Champions 2000 (first title) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | European Champions 1987 (first title) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | European Champions 1993 (second title) | Succeeded by |
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